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Proposal to cap Colorado income tax rate qualifies for November ballot
Thelma Grimes | thelma.grimes@coloradopolitics.com
Election officials on Thursday confirmed that the proposal to cap the state’s income tax at the current rate submitted signatures and voters will consequ…

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Judge grants partial injunction to GEO in fight against state health inspection law
Kyla Pearce | kyla.pearce@gazette.com

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Budget red ink threatens to spike inflation and unemployment
Zach Halaschak | zach-halaschak@coloradopolitics.com

Healthcare Freefall – A special series
Healthcare Freefall: Telluride mother’s roadside birth underscores shrinking access to OB care in Colorado
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics | rachael.wright@coloradopolitics.com
Healthcare Freefall: Longer drives, fewer options for maternity care in Colorado
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Healthcare freefall: Breast cancer survivor shares strain of rural treatment travel
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2026 Elections
Democrat running in Colorado’s 4th Congressional District urges long-term water planning and support for rural communities
Marianne Goodland | marianne.goodland@coloradopolitics.com

Courts
Appeals court cites week-old Colorado law to reinstate child neglect case at child, father’s request
Michael Karlik | michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Schoolchildren’s presence at child sex-related trial did not harm Arapahoe County defendant, appeals court says
Michael Karlik | michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com
Colorado Supreme Court names William Hood as next chief justice
Michael Karlik | michael.karlik@coloradopolitics.com

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Colorado Politics Calendar Aug. 10-16
Rachael Wright, Special to Colorado Politics | 08/08/2026
CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances, water meetings, book signings, county…

Opinion
State money diversion scheme the unsurprising downfall of ERBOCES scam | Paula Noonan
Paula Noonan | paula-noonan@coloradopolitics.com
Falcon School District 49, aka El Paso County School District 49, has finally cut bait, thrown the fishing pole into the lake and sunk the canoe. The longt…

